Update: I bought the proper crimper and I have to say I am a convert to the correct way to do this now. So much better, quicker, cleaner.    • Iwiss Ratcheting Crimper  

Soldering some JST connectors for a project. I don't have the proper crimper, which may be silly, but is what it is. I started soldering small connectors like these after I had some crimped connectors fail when disconnecting multiple times. All it took was someone pulling from the wire and not the plastic holder for the wire to pull out. So I solder the wire on to the connector and haven't had a failure since. Often I am building for clients so I can't control who might be connecting and disconnecting my project components.

For the record, I am using a Hakko FX888D soldering iron https://www.hakko.com/english/product...

Lastly, this gave me a chance to try a twocamera set up. The topdown camera is a Canon EOS Rebel T6 with a 55mm lens https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/po.... The side view was captured on an iPhone SE. Audio was recorded on a Zoom H4N https://www.zoomna.com/products/fiel... using a Rode Lavalier mic. Audio was mixed in Adobe Audition CC and the video was compiled and edited in Adobe Premiere CC.